Short Division Strategy

There are two ways of solving a division question. The first way is using long division (for an explanation of how to long division, look up D-M-S Loop on this blog).

The short division method is similar to long division but we are using mental math to do some of the steps in your head. The 'subtraction' part is being down in our heads

Short Division example below: 

1) 6 into 25 = 4

2) 1 left over, draw it in front of the 3

3) 6 into 13 = 2

4) 1 left over, draw it in front of the 2

5) 6 x 2 = 12, No remainder!

Sometimes the "divided into" symbol is written upside-down to show that we are doing short division. In our text book it is written like this:

Here are some videos on how to do the steps:

Speed Guide to Short Division

MathsMaster on Short Division

Long Division - D-M-S-Loop Strategy

Question of the Week #1 (2014)

Math - Whole Numbers

In Math, we are covering the unit on "Whole Numbers". It is Unit 2 in the respective text books (Math Makes Sense) for Grade 4 and 5.

Grade 4

Grade 5

Math - Whole Numbers

Our next unit in Math will be on Whole Numbers. It is Unit 2 in the Math Makes Sense text book. We will be looking at Place Value, 3- and 4-digit addition and subtraction, as well as multiplication and division using multi-digit numbers.

Math Update: Number Sense

We will be wrapping up our Whole Numbers unit soon. For extra practice and review, please see Unit 2 in the Math Makes Sense etext-book. Please follow the link to the etext-book at:

http://www.pearsonetext.com/secure

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